The 2016 Billboard Music Awards take place this Sunday and the show promises performances galore –with the lineup including Kesha who was recently brought back into the fold, Madonna, Rihanna, Britney Spears and many others – a bevy of awards, and some timely tributes. It also looks like viewers may want to have some tissues handy. Marco Bracco, the executive producer of the telecast, told Billboardthat “the show is going to be filled with a lot of emotion.”

As for how artists become finalists in the award categories, the magazine reports that “Billboard Music Awards finalists are determined based on album and digital song sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social interactions.” The awards are based on the reporting period of March 23, 2015 through March 17, 2016 and are tracked by Billboard and its data partners.

Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s Billboard Music Awards, including where and when to tune in, who will perform, who’s nominated and more details.

What time are the Billboard Music Awards?

The 24th annual edition of the Billboard Music Awards telecast airs on ABC, and for the first time it will be broadcast live across U.S. time zones from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

Who’s hosting?

Ludacris returns for his third year in a row hosting the show. Ciara will cohost the telecast.

There are some special sets planned as well. Britney Spears, who will be the recipient of the Billboard Millennium Award, opens the show with a medley. Madonna will pay tribute to Prince, though the details have been kept under wraps. Celine Dion, who will receive the Icon Award, will perform on TV for the first time since she lost her husband René Angélil and her brother Daniel Dion both to cancer in January. Dion is slated to sing Queen’s “The Show Must Go On.” Meanwhile, Pink has apparently been rehearsing a secret performance of “Just Like Fire,” for several days, according to Bracco. “She has done incredible award performances – she has flown through the air, there have been acrobatics and fire – but it’s all going to come together in this performance,” he said.